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Bank of Queensland Posts Lower Fiscal H1 Cash Earnings, Higher Revenue

-- Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) reported Wednesday fiscal first-half cash earnings of AU$0.253 per share, down from AU$0.264 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of AU$0.26.

Revenue from ordinary activities for the six months ended Feb. 28 was AU$835 million, compared with AU$802 million a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$839 million.

The company has maintained its common equity tier 1 management target range at 10.25% to 10.75%, along with an unchanged dividend payout ratio target of 60% to 75% of cash earnings, while also keeping its cost guidance steady and continuing to expect cost growth from 2025 to 2026 to remain below the rate of inflation.

The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.20 per share, up from AU$0.18 a year earlier, payable May 27 to shareholders on record as of May 5.

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